Reuters News Articles By Nick Tattersall Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-27T05:32:25+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) Nigeria buys 5 French helicopters for oil delta 2009-11-25T17:19:54+01:00 2009-11-25T17:19:54+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSGEE5AO27C Nick Tattersall ABUJA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria has agreed to purchase five used Super Puma helicopters from France to assist security forces in the oil-producing Niger Delta and on foreign peacekeeping missions, a government minister said on Wednesday. Nigeria's cabinet ... Nigeria graft police sets new bank debtor deadline 2009-11-23T15:59:34+01:00 2009-11-23T15:59:34+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/financialsSector/idUSGEE5AM24Q20091123 Nick Tattersall ABUJA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption police on Monday gave defaulting debtors of nine bailed-out banks two weeks to organise repayments or risk arrest, prosecution and the seizure of their assets. Nigeria president goes for medical check-up in Saudi 2009-11-23T16:08:59+01:00 2009-11-23T16:08:59+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSGEE5AM27120091123 Nick Tattersall ABUJA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday where he will undergo medical checks by his personal doctors, his office said. Gunmen kidnap two children in Nigerian oil city 2009-11-23T12:49:23+01:00 2009-11-23T12:49:23+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSGEE5AM165 Nick Tattersall PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped two children on their way to school in Nigeria's main oil city of Port Harcourt, police said on Monday, the latest crime in a spree that has forced some residents to flee the city. The two children, ... UPDATE 1-Nigeria graft police sets new bank debtor deadline 2009-11-23T16:39:02+01:00 2009-11-23T16:39:02+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/financialsSector/idUSGEE5AM27P20091123 Nick Tattersall ABUJA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption police on Monday gave defaulting debtors of nine bailed-out banks two weeks to organise repayments or risk arrest, prosecution and the seizure of their assets. Nigeria's Oando 9-mo pre-tax profit up 27 pct 2009-11-23T16:15:38+01:00 2009-11-23T16:15:38+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSGEE5AM29020091123 Nick Tattersall LAGOS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nigerian energy firm Oando Plc <UNIP.LG> said on Monday its pre-tax profit had risen 27 percent to 9.23 billion naira ($62 million) in the nine months to the end of September. Guinness Nigeria Q1 pre-tax profit falls 34 pct 2009-11-23T15:50:51+01:00 2009-11-23T15:50:51+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSLF66702320091123 Nick Tattersall LAGOS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Guinness Nigeria Plc <GUIN.LG>, a unit of the world's biggest alcoholic drinks group Diageo <DGE.L>, said on Monday pre-tax profit fell 34 percent to 2.56 billion naira ($17 million) in the three months to Sept 30. ... Nigeria renews three ExxonMobil oil licenses 2009-11-20T17:00:11+01:00 2009-11-20T17:00:11+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Oil/idUSTRE5AJ34T20091120 Nick Tattersall ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria on Friday renewed three shallow water oil licenses jointly operated with ExxonMobil, granting the U.S. energy firm leases of a further 20 years with the option to renew again. UPDATE 2-Nigeria renews three ExxonMobil oil licences 2009-11-20T16:55:43+01:00 2009-11-20T16:55:43+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/OILPRD/idUSLK46208120091120 Nick Tattersall * Oil minister repeats Nigeria could sell jv stakes to China UPDATE 2-Nigeria renews three ExxonMobil oil licences 2009-11-20T16:55:43+01:00 2009-11-20T16:55:43+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSLK46208120091120 Nick Tattersall * Oil minister repeats Nigeria could sell jv stakes to China